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Dormant bills for the 2013 Legislative Session

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May 07, 2013 08:51 AM

Dormant Senate Bills

Senate Bill 16 by Sen. Allen and Rep. Bennett.
Exempts existing lifetime license holders from having to
buy a bear license. Title stricken and passed by the Senate.
Bill goes dormant in the House Appropriations and Budget
Committee, Subcommittee on Natural Resources.

Senate Bill 40 by Sen. Ivester and
Rep. Dorman. Exempts persons participating in events
sponsored by non-profit groups from having to purchase a
Conservation Passport for events held at Wildlife
Department-owned areas. Passed by the Senate. Bill
goes dormant in the House Agriculture and Wildlife
Committee.

Senate Bill 216 by Sen. Fields and Rep. Vaughan. Requiring hunting guides to possess a hunting guide license. Passed by the Senate. Amended and passed by the House Appropriations and Budget Committee. Bill now goes dormant awaiting action by the full House for consideration.

Senate Bill 236 by Sen. Simpson
and Rep. Ownbey. Establishing a two-day gun season the
weekend prior to the regular gun season for resident
veterans who have been honorably discharged; providing
that they can hunt without a license. Bill goes dormant
in the Senate Tourism and Wildlife Committee.

Senate Bill 770 by Sen. Sparks and Rep. Armes.
Repealing certain license/tagging requirements for
commercial hunt areas. Title struck and passed by the
Senate. Bill goes dormant in the House Administrative
Rules, Government Oversight and Repealer Comittee.

Senate Bill 812 by Sen. Newberry.
Shell bill relating to the office of the director of the
Wildlife Department. Bill goes dormant in the Senate Rules
Committee.

Senate Bill 875 by Sen. Marlatt
and Rep. Sanders. Specifically adding elk to the list of
nuisance wildlife species that the Wildlife Department
can issue depredation tags to control. Passed by the
Senate. Bill assigned to the House Agriculture and
Wildlife Committee.

Dormant House Bills

House Bill 1073 by Rep. Renegar.
Limiting Wildlife Commission authority to establish deer
hunting regulations east of I35. Bill goes dormant in the
House Agriculture and Wildlife Committee.

House Bill 1074 by Rep. Renegar.
Requiring certain check stations be available east of
I35. Bill goes dormant in the House Agriculture and Wildlife
Committee.

House Bill 1244 by Reps. Steve Martin and Sherrer and Sen Brown. Creating a one-day non-resident fishing license and creating a nuisance wildlife control license. Passed by the House. Passed by the Senate Tourism and Wildlife Committee. Bill fails in the Senate.

House Bill 1500 by Rep. Smalley
and Sen. Brooks. Allows all resident veterans who have
been honorably discharged to buy a lifetime combination
hunting and fishing license for $200. Passed by the House Veterans
and Military Affairs Committee. Bill goes dormant.

House Bill 1595 by Rep. Vaughan and Sen. Fields. Increasing residency requirements for lifetime licenses. Passed by the House. Bill passed by the Senate Tourism and Wildlife Committee Bill goes dormant after failing a vote in the Senate.

House Bill 1596 by Rep.
Vaughan and Sen. Fields. Modifying residency definitions
and proof of residency for obtaining hunting and fishing
licenses. Passed by the House. Passed by the
Senate Tourism and Wildlife Committee. Bill goes dormant after failing in the Senate.

House Bill 1778 by Rep. Russ.
Allowing nonhunting use of Wildlife Department owned
wildlife management areas during all hunting seasons.
Bill goes dormant in the House Rules Committee.

House Bill 1925 Rep. DeWitt.
Adjusts fee for disability hunting and fishing license
from $10 for a five-year license to $25 for a five-year
license. Passed by the House Agriculture and Wildlife
Committee. Bill now goes dormant.

House Bill 1926 by Rep. DeWitt.
Increasing nonresident deer license fees to $350 per
season. Passed by the House Agriculture and Wildlife
Committee. Bill now goes dormant.

House Bill 1977 by Rep. Wood.
Adjusting controlled hunt application fees from $5 per
person to $5 per category. Now assigned goes dormant.

House Bill 1981 by Rep. Wood.
Eliminating the five-day nonresident hunting license and
creating a $30 one-day non-resident hunting license.
Passed by the House Agriculture and Wildlife
Committee. Bill voted down 47-44 and goes dormant after
motion to reconsider expires.